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Drug product

Spiriva HandiHaler (tiotropium bromide inhalation powder), Do Not Swallow Spiriva Capsules, For Use With HandiHaler Only, 18 mcg (as tiotropium) per capsule, Rx Only, a) NDC 0597-0075-75, 5 Spiriva capsules per blister card, b) NDC 0597-0075-41, 30 Spiriva capsules per blister card, Manufactured by: Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) Pharma, GmbH & Co. KG, Ingelheim, Germany, Marketed by: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA and Pfizer Inc New York, NY 10017 USA, Made in Germany.

D-1230-2014

March 27, 2014

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc
Event
Event 67796
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
1,276,710 Blister Cards
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1230-2014

Official wording

Reason: Defective Delivery System: Potential for dose delivery out of specification due to interation of the drug product powder with the lubricant on the interior of the capsule shell.

Code information: a) 5 count capsule blister card: 303012A, Exp Sep 2014; b) 30 count capsules blister card: 303012B, Exp Sep 2014, 303125A, 303253A, Exp Oct 2014, 303895A, 304282A, Exp Nov 2014, 304510A, Exp Dec 2014

Distribution pattern: Nationwide and Puerto Rico

Derived failure modes

  • Potency or specification failure

    reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0

    out of specification